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Architecture, art, design, and community in Columbus, Indiana. Biennial exhibition testing design excellence in public.
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Join us at @visitcolumbusin this Thursday, October 15 from 6-7:30 pm for the book launch of Supergraphic Landscapes: From Public Art to Urban Design, a conversation with authors Joseph Altshuler and Nekita Thomas about how color, patterns, and graphics can make public spaces more welcoming.

Joseph Altshuler and his colleague, Zack Morrison, created the installation, A Carousel for Columbus, for the 2022–23 Public by Design exhibition which is now on permanent display at Nexus Park.

Hope to see you there!
@couldbearchitecture

Photo by @hadleyfruits by @exhibitcolumbus

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Design excellence in big cities and small towns: what makes it last?

Join Maurice Cox and Courtney Spearman for the free Prove It Keynote, opening Landmark Columbus Foundation's national summit on design excellence as civic practice.

Thursday, October 8, 5:30 PM
The Commons, Columbus, Indiana
Register at the link in our bio! by @exhibitcolumbus

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11 days ago

Our work @landmark.columbus is about people and place.

We’re grateful to @hadleyfruits whose photography documents our work and makes visible the people, experiences, and places at its heart.

Swipe through 👉

1️⃣ @exhibitcolumbus installations become backdrops for everyday public life. A Carousel for Columbus was reinstalled at NexusPark.

2️⃣ Education has been central to LCF's work, creating opportunities for young people to understand design's role in shaping their community.

3️⃣ Lucabe Coffee Company occupies the former Irwin Union Bank branch at Eastbrook Plaza, designed by architect Harry Weese. Landmark Columbus Foundation and others helped preserve and adapt the building, recognized with a 2022 Docomomo Modernism Award.

4️⃣ Visitors gather and swim in a temporary public pool during @exhibitcolumbus Opening Weekend. Pool/Side, by Akima Brackeen, was created for the 2024–25 Exhibit Columbus cycle, Yes And.

5️⃣&6️⃣ The Black Heritage Trail is a self-guided walking tour that explores the history of land usage by Blacks in Columbus, Indiana. The trail officially opened to the public on Juneteenth 2025, with a celebration at the 6th Street Arts Alley.

7️⃣ A worker cleans the pool surrounding the Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Monument Circle in Indianapolis. @monumentalgestures explores one of the city's most prominent public spaces through conversation, research, and experimental technology.

8️⃣ The annual Our Hospice Concert fills Mill Race Park, framed by Echoes of the Hill, an Exhibit Columbus installation by Studio Zewde. The installation was created for the 2023–24 cycle of @exhibitcolumbus Public by Design.

9️⃣ From gathering spaces to dance parties, @exhibitcolumbus installations become backdrops for everyday public life. InterOculus is permanently installed at Fourth and Washington Streets.

🔟 Chaos, Jean Tinguely’s kinetic sculpture, stands at the center of The Commons in downtown Columbus. Installed in 1974, the monumental work has become an enduring presence in the city’s public life. by @exhibitcolumbus

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Columbus, Indiana is a one of a kind place to be.

Whether you are visiting or living here, it has the energy you are looking for. This city births art, culture and imagination.

So swing through the streets and enjoy the ride…

#columbusindiana #theniftybeet taken in Columbus, Indiana by @exhibitcolumbus

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This past spring, the “Exhibit Columbus: Ten Years of the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize” exhibition was on display at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (@nhgca). Swipe through the images to see how the exhibit came to life →

The exhibition featured the best of Hadley Fruits’ Exhibit Columbus images. Each Exhibit Columbus cycle was written about through the lens of a Landmark Columbus Foundation staff member. The writings and images provided new insight and added appreciation for the thought that goes into placemaking efforts.

Thank you to the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art for hosting this exhibition, and thank you to everyone who went to check it out! It was a privilege to look back at the last ten years of Exhibit Columbus 🖼️

Photos by Hadley Fruits @hadleyfruits taken in New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art by @exhibitcolumbus

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This past Saturday, the “Exhibit Columbus: Ten Years of the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize” exhibition at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (@nhgca) officially closed. To round out the exhibition, the gallery hosted the Cultural Impact and Civic Pride in Columbus and New Harmony Panel.

Participants included Richard McCoy (@richardmccoy ), Executive Director at Landmark Columbus Foundation; Marsh Davis, Former Indiana Landmarks Executive Director; and Connie Weinzapfel, New Harmony Town Council member and Former Director, Historic New Harmony. The panel took a deep dive into relevant themes, including historic preservation, arts and design for built environments, and the intersection between culture and civic pride.

Thank you to the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art for hosting this exhibition, and thank you to everyone who went to check it out! It was a privilege to look back at the last ten years of Exhibit Columbus 🖼️ taken in New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art by @exhibitcolumbus

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6 months ago

What does the data say about us? ➡️ Take the quiz to find out!

This past winter, we shared a survey with the Columbus community, asking for feedback on the 2025 Yes And Exhibition. Our team then compared the results with the surveys from all other four cycles.

And we wanted to share what we learned. Use the quiz above to test your knowledge and to see how the data stacks up!

Thank you for sharing your feedback—our community is what makes Exhibit Columbus great. 🌟 by @exhibitcolumbus

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7 months ago

Want the chance to win an exclusive, handmade Exhibit Columbus Pennant Flag? Take our Exhibit Columbus Yes And Survey!

Your input matters! We want you—our Exhibit Columbus community—to help us think about what's next. As always, we thank you for your support.

🗳️Take the survey at the link in our bio!

Photos by Hadley Fruits @hadleyfruits, pennants by @odessabydesign by @exhibitcolumbus

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8 months ago

📢Your input matters! We want you—our Exhibit Columbus community—to help us think about what's next! Let us know your opinions about the Exhibit Columbus 2025 Exhibition, Yes And, by completing our survey.

Complete the survey, and we will select three respondents at random to receive a custom, handmade Exhibit Columbus Pennant Flag! As always, we thank you for your support.

The survey link is now in our bio🗳️ by @exhibitcolumbus

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9 months ago

From Landmark Columbus Foundation to you: Thank you! 🎊

We are grateful to have a community that shows up and supports our mission to care for, celebrate, and advance for Columbus and like-minded community. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Here is to 2026 and the people and celebrating it brings! by @exhibitcolumbus

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To celebrate the end of the year—and all of the fun, celebrating, and community it held—please enjoy the 2025 Best of Photography selection🏆 These 13 images were captured and selected by Landmark Columbus Photographer Hadley Fruits (@hadleyfruits). The images include significant buildings and landscapes, milestone events, and community celebrations.

🏞️Featured buildings and landscapes: Mill Race Park; Cummins, Inc. World Headquarters; St. Peters Church; the former North Christian Church; Columbus North High School

🎉Featured events: Opening Weekend of the fifth cycle of Exhibit Columbus, Yes And; Black Heritage Trail Ribbon Cutting Celebration; Rock the Block; 6th-grade Exhibit Columbus tours

🌟Featured Exhibit Columbus installations: 2024-25 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller installation Ellipsis by AD—WO; 2024-25 University Design Research Fellow installation Pool/Side by Akima Brackeen; 2022-23 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller installation InterOculus by PAU; 2024-25 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller installation Joyriding by Studio Barnes; and 2024-25 University Design Research Fellow installation Inside Out by Chandler Ahrens, Constance Vale, and Kelley Van Dyck Murphy

Thank you to our amazing photographer Hadley for capturing the magic of 2025📸 by @exhibitcolumbus

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